Chris Brown calls “cap” on Tank’s comments that he’s a better artist and musician than Michael Jackson. In Chris’ opinion, he wouldn’t be the artist he is today without Jackson’s influence. The singer jumped on Instagram Stories, addressing the situation. He shared a clip of an interview with Big Boy, who asked him about the constant comparisons: “That’s cap. I stay the hell out of it [the debate],” he began. “My personal take is that I wouldn’t even be breathing or being able to sing a song if that man didn’t exist.”

He continues: “So, I don’t know if they look at it like a Jordan and Kobe thing but I can’t even look at it, he’s lightyears ahead. There is no competing with him, hell no. I got shrines of this man hanging up at my house. Hell nah, I’m not better than Michael Jackson.” Prior to this Tank joined Stephen A. Smith on his show, where they debated about Jackson and Brown. Tank makes the startling claim, that Brown is “better than” Michael Jackson.

While Stephen A. gave him some pushback, the singer was adamant about his choice. “Chris Brown is, in fact, better than Michael Jackson.” Tank compared the pair to Magic Johnson and LeBron James. “That is the ultimate evolution of a man who can play all five positions. We talk about Chris Brown, we’re talking about the evolution of Michael Jackson.” He adds, “The evolution of Usher. The evolution of me. The evolution of Ginuwine. That is what this kid is.”

However, this isn’t the first time Tank came to Chris Brown’s defense. In 2022, during a debate with Former NFL star Ryan Clark, he pointed out that Chris has more “gifts” than Jackson. “I’ve been the only one saying this and I’ve felt alone for so long. Welcome to the fold! Singer, Dancer, writer, producer, actor, painter, clothing designer, gymnast, ninja, etc!!! [shrug emoji] MJ is the greatest but CB has more gifts is all we’re saying…[praying hands emoji],” Tank wrote on Instagram at the time.